diff --git a/src/mxalign/loaders/__init__.py b/src/mxalign/loaders/__init__.py
index f04b80e..329bfa3 100644
--- a/src/mxalign/loaders/__init__.py
+++ b/src/mxalign/loaders/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 from . import anemoi_datasets
 from . import anemoi_inference
 from . import harp_obstable
+from . import ifs_forecast
 from . import base
 
 __all__ = [
     "anemoi_datasets",
     "anemoi_inference",
+    "ifs_forecast",
     "harp_obstable",
     "base",
 ]
diff --git a/src/mxalign/loaders/ifs_forecast.py b/src/mxalign/loaders/ifs_forecast.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db02942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mxalign/loaders/ifs_forecast.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import xarray as xr
+
+from .registry import register_loader
+from ..properties.properties import Space, Time, Uncertainty
+from .base import BaseLoader
+
+
+@register_loader
+class IFSForecastLoader(BaseLoader):
+    try:
+        import cfgrib
+    except Exception:
+        raise ImportError("Please install the cfgrib package to load IFS-Forecasts")
+
+    name = "ifs-forecast"
+
+    space = Space.GRID
+    time = Time.FORECAST
+    uncertainty = None
+
+    def _load(self):
+        kwargs = self.kwargs.copy()
+        files = [self.files] if isinstance(self.files, str) else self.files
+
+        ds = xr.open_mfdataset(
+            files,
+            combine="nested",
+            concat_dim="time",
+            chunks={
+                "time": 1,
+                "step": -1,
+                "values": -1,
+            },
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+        ds.coords["longitude"] = (ds.coords["longitude"] + 180.0) % 360.0 - 180.0
+
+        rename_dims = {
+            "time": "reference_time",
+            "step": "lead_time",
+            "values": "grid_index",
+        }
+        rename_vars = {
+            "time": "reference_time",
+            "step": "lead_time",
+        }
+
+        if "number" in ds.dims and "number" in ds.coords:
+            rename_dims["number"] = "member"
+            rename_vars["number"] = "member"
+        else:
+            ds = ds.drop_vars("number")
+
+        ds = ds.rename_dims({k: v for k, v in rename_dims.items() if k in ds.dims})
+        ds = ds.rename_vars({k: v for k, v in rename_vars.items() if k in ds.variables})
+
+        if "surface" in ds.variables:
+            ds = ds.drop_vars("surface")
+
+        if "member" in ds.dims:
+            self.uncertainty = Uncertainty.ENSEMBLE
+        elif "quantile" in ds.dims:
+            self.uncertainty = Uncertainty.QUANTILE
+        else:
+            self.uncertainty = Uncertainty.DETERMINISTIC
+        return ds.transpose("reference_time", "lead_time", ...)